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        "id": 1662448,
        "msgid": "kpk-examines-activist-faizal-assegaf-regarding-alleged-receipt-of-facilities-from-customs-suspect-1775591493",
        "date": "2026-04-07 22:52:55",
        "title": "KPK Examines Activist Faizal Assegaf Regarding Alleged Receipt of Facilities from Customs Suspect",
        "author": "Robertus Belarminus",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has questioned activist Faizal Assegaf and two customs officials as witnesses in an ongoing corruption case involving the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC). The examination focuses on allegations that Assegaf, as director of PT Sinkos Multimedia Mandiri, received goods or facilities from suspect Rizal, the former Director of Enforcement and Investigation at DJBC. This probe is part of a broader investigation into a conspiracy allowing the import of counterfeit goods by PT Blueray without inspection, highlighting systemic corruption in customs facilitation since October 2025.",
        "content": "<p>The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) examined three witnesses\nin connection with an alleged corruption case at the Directorate General\nof Customs and Excise (DJBC) on Tuesday (7 April 2026). The three\nwitnesses were 1998 activist Faizal Assegaf and two DJBC employees named\nMuhammad Mahzun and Rahmat. Faizal was questioned as a witness in his\ncapacity as the Director of PT Sinkos Multimedia Mandiri. KPK\nspokesperson Budi Prasetyo stated that investigators delved into\nallegations of Faizal Assegaf receiving facilities from the suspect, who\nalso served as the Director of Enforcement and Investigation at the\nDirectorate General of Customs and Excise (P2 DJBC) from 2024 until\nJanuary 2026, namely Rizal. \u201cRegarding the examination of the witness in\nquestion, investigators delved into allegations of the witness receiving\ngoods or facilities from one of the suspects in the Customs and Excise\ncase, namely suspect RZ,\u201d Budi said at the Merah Putih Building in\nJakarta on Tuesday (7 April 2026). \u201cOf course, in the examination,\ninvestigators explored the intent, purpose, and background of suspect RZ\nproviding goods or facilities to the witness examined today,\u201d he added.\nInitially, the KPK named six suspects in this case: Rizal, Director of\nEnforcement and Investigation at the Directorate General of Customs and\nExcise (P2 DJBC) from 2024-2026; Head of the Subdirectorate of\nIntelligence P2 DJBC Sisprian Subiaksono; and Head of the Customs\nIntelligence Section DJBC Orlando Hamonangan on Thursday (5 February\n2026). Subsequently, there were the owner of PT Blueray, John Field;\nChairman of the Import Documents Team at PT Blueray, Andri; and\nOperational Manager at PT Blueray, Dedy Kurniawan. Most recently, the\nKPK named the Head of the Excise Intelligence Section for Enforcement\nand Investigation (P2) DJBC, Budiman Bayu Prasojo, as a suspect on\nFriday (27 February 2026). KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Asep\nGuntur Rahayu stated that John Field wanted the counterfeit or fake\ngoods imported by his company PT Blueray to enter Indonesia without\ninspection. Asep said the criminal conspiracy between PT Blueray and\nseveral parties at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise began\nin October 2025. From the Directorate General of Customs and Excise\nside, there were Sisprian Subiaksono as Head of the Subdirectorate of\nIntel P2 DJBC and Orlando Hamonangan as Head of Intel DJBC. Meanwhile,\nfrom PT Blueray at that time, there were John Field as owner of PT\nBlueray, Andri from the import documents team at PT Blueray, and Dedy\nKurniawan as Operational Manager at PT Blueray.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-examines-activist-faizal-assegaf-regarding-alleged-receipt-of-facilities-from-customs-suspect-1775591493",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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